The city of Freudenstadt in Nordschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, is literally the city of joy. In German Freude means enjoyment, pleasure, or delight and Stadt means city. When something pleases you, es freut mich. It was perhaps this idea which the original...

The Belchen is one of the most visited peaks in southern Germany, and the fourth largest in the Black Forest. It’s name comes from the Celtic people who once populated the region, and who also left behind an illuminating legacy...